Palestinian martyred by Israeli soldiers laid to rest in Gaza

GAZA CITY - SEPTEMBER 25: Palestinians attend the funeral of Fayez Abu al-Sadiq, 21, who was martyred by Israeli gunfire in the northern Gaza Strip, on September 25, 2018 in Gaza. At least one Palestinian protester was martyred and 10 others wounded on Monday evening by Israeli soldiers, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Hundreds of Palestinians converged along Gaza’s northern border [buffer zone between Gaza and Israel] and set tires on fire as part of the ongoing rallies known as the Great March of Return. Since the latest round of the Palestinian rallies began in late March, scores of Palestinians have been martyred -- and thousands injured -- by Israeli troops deployed along the other side of the buffer zone. Protesters demand the “right of return” to their homes and villages in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel. They also demand an end to Israel’s 11-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its more than 2 million inhabitants of many basic commodities. (Footage by Mohammed Dahlan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)